Bart Freundlich

Freundlich was born and raised in New York City where his father was a publisher and his mother was a marketing consultant for restaurants. He spent 12 years at a Quaker school in the city, before he moved on to attend Northwestern University. After a year, he transferred to New York University where he majored in cinema studies - a course chosen by default rather than a burning desire to be a filmmaker. He just figured the film program, coupled with his liking of movies, was the best path for him to take. During his stint at NYU, he interned at John Lyons Casting Company, which gave him access to a top-level cast for his student short, "A Dog Race in Alaska" (1993). After graduating, Freund... Continue Bio >>